Sheila Johnson doesn’t agree with Time Magazine making Caitlin Clark Athlete of the year! 🤦‍♀️

[@twilight14971]

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[@JoshuaNazworth]

Let me explain to myself you weren't a while Angel Reese don't deserve the recognition like Caitlin Clark getting Because Angel Reese to steroids incorrect Domingo when you take steroids you don't get the same kind of treatment sorry.?@twilight14971

[@BigJasonHenderson]

31% of the Mystics attendance came from the Fever, including the most attendance of all time for a single game. She’s trash.

[@michaelflatters5906]

Proof that all the money in the world can't cure stupid.

[@PutzNJam]

I am kinda ugly, but If I was so inclined there are make up and/or plastic surgery solutions that could help me, there is nothing Sheila can do for STUPID. just sayin'

[@harmansandhu9753]

Sheila Johnson’s statement was based on Clark’s race, envy of her fan following and popularity, her refusal to stoop the level of the players who show their pettiness through excessive physical play and idiotic comments, and failure to acknowledge her phenomenal rookie season. The things her comments did not reflect were intelligence or integrity to speak the truth. Oh well, WNBA media prepared most people to be accustomed to this kind of dishonest discourse by now!

[@MitchMitch77-77]

The ONLY BW athlete of 2024 who can compete with CC is Simone Biles and Maybe CoCo Gauff to a lesser extent! Everyone else is straight up delusional!

[@thatgirl4567]

😂😂😂 yall are stupid! It's not because CC is white! It's because CC is not the sole reason for growth in the WNBA and ppl like you seem willfully blind abt the greatness of the other players!

[@harmansandhu9753]

@@thatgirl4567 when blatantly lie it doesn’t make it true. It only makes honest people dislike you. That’s the reason for lot of fans not liking the black lesbians in wnba. But I am sure it makes you sleep better at night…🙄 How come Sheila Johnson didn’t move the mystics to play in a bigger arena when Aja or other victim mentality played her team?

[@godschild4988]

Yes Caitlin Clark is, no one would have interest in the WNBA if not for her college popularity.

[@sparty837]

First year watching the WNBA and the one thing I have learned, it isn't a basketball league, it is a soap opera. Over half the stories are on race, gender, bullying, .......

[@anthonytaylor7928]

And thats what sells storylines drama do get with the program

[@anthonytaylor7928]

And thats what sells

[@ronsmac]

The quality of play is really bad , a lot of missed layups. The drama is pretty much all they have.

[@timothylopez-p5f]

Athlete of the year is not a WNBA award it is a world award not a usa award.. its is a WORLD award...It includes athletes from all disciplines around the world

[@thatgirl4567]

Which is why she should not have gotten it.

[@fernandolundy3644]

She confirmed exactly what envy is.

[@JP-pz5zh]

Ooh, love the messy background on Sheila Johnson😂😂

[@glenndavis5349]

I like your objectivity, there should be no black and white only truth. New subscriber.

[@knowEgo]

*BET didn’t start with ratchet and disrespectful content!* BET had news programs, debate shows, a teenage game show similar to Jeopardy for kids to learn etc. Bob Johnson sold BET I believe in 2001 because he wanted to start an all black Airline base in DC. He sold BET for around 3 Billion but most of that was stock options and he would remain on the Board at BET! Once Viacom which also owned MTV purchased BET they were the one’s who started with the stereotypical shows and misrepresentation of black people! They removed the debate shows, the educational game shows and strictly focused on video countdown type programs like *106&Park and Rap City* Bob Johnson was furious about the change because upon sell Viacom promised him on a (Gentlemen’s Handshake) that they would keep the formats and shows together! Lesson here is; you don’t sell your vision or creation to someone who couldn’t care less about the culture or the people! A lot of people including myself were very upset with Bob Johnson for selling BET! Ironically his wife Sheila Johnson divorced him a year later and essentially took half his fortune and he didn’t pursue the all Black Airline also Chuck Schumer block the deal for whatever reason!

[@troyhall4039]

So true, I remember BET show the black college football and basketball games. Plus video soul was my favorite show especially Friday with the top 20 countdown

[@knowEgo]

@troyhall4039 absolutely...it's important to give the accurate history of the network BET- no it wasn't perfect but there were positive aspects overall from the channel!

[@jinnij.caiman]

Leo Messi, was athlete of the year 2023. Do we put the entire Inter Miami FC squad on the cover with him? Nope, did anyone complain about it.. no. He changed the trajectory of the MLS and American Soccer. Clark changed the trajectory of the WNBA. These participation trophies need to stop.

[@thatgirl4567]

Geneva, Time put the US soccer team on there a few years ago. So I like your commentary sometimes, but you can be surface level in your thinking! So Shelia is hating because she speaking of the disparities that blk woman face when it comes to media coverage and skill level. So you mean to tell before CC no else was great! They were they just didn’t get the media or fam support.like you mean to tell me out of all the athletes CC did it. You must only watch bb because there were other athletes that really should've gotten it. CC is great but to get athlete of the year you would've that she won the championship.

[@industryagain]

Yeah, very shallow. She mostly just reads articles then talks repeating the article content, barely digging below the surface

[@shiwomino5775]

Johnson’s comment is just as ridiculous as it would have been for someone to say “Why is A’ja Wilson the MVP? Why can’t the whole league be the MVP?” They are individual awards, that’s why.

[@dmartin6246]

I have Sheila's book, Walk Through Fire, which came out last year .....Great book.....Sheila has admitted that when she was offered the Mystics, the first thing she realized was that the team wasn't profitable but she brought the team anyway. Not many people during that time would have wasted their money on a WNBA team but she did, so I am going to have to give her some credit. Because her buying the Mystics back then helped keep the WNBA alive. So yes, I think she have a right to speak her mind whether people agree with her or not.

[@kelsawlink60]

Does she look at the team like a charity case? They won the title in 2019 yet they're still playing in one of the smallest arenas in the league. Much like the Sun owners who also saved a franchise that was going to fold, will she be willing to invest to enhance the team?

[@CodyCha]

Sheila Johnson was worth $700 million when her group bought the team for $10 million. That's like someone making $70k a year spending $500. It's a pocket change.

[@kelsawlink60]

@@CodyCha Why are they playing in a 4000 seat arena?

[@steelcurtain271]

It's not just based on her play in WNBA. First half of year she was dazzling on the collegiate level ...'of the year', means all of 2024.....as an individual ...not League ,conference, division, ect .... of the year..

[@user-majordan]

Oohhhh I need that!!!!

[@september9113]

Sheila Johnson should not make such statements it's petty and besides that she is a owner. This is beneath her and it's a shame.

[@CodyCha]

Ok, no more individual awards for WNBA. MVP will goes to *"the league"* Rookie of the Year goes to *All rookies* The championship goes to *All teams*

[@martykoch2093]

CC has more class than the rest of the league. If I was her, I should leave that shitty league and play in the euro league. More class over there.

[@SinisterAristotle]

Caitlin Clark is really getting a shellacking from the Megyn Kelly, Ben Shapiro, Steven Crowder, Michael Knowles MAGA Republican crowd right now. It’s brutal. She’s really getting it from all sides right now. Crazy how we ended up at this point.

[@shiwomino5775]

Every time I see someone talk about how Clark should leave the WNBA and play elsewhere I just shake my head. She loves the WNBA, only wants to play in the WNBA, and has declined all offers to play anywhere else but the WNBA. The last thing she wants to do is stop playing in the WNBA, or play elsewhere.

[@KrisSikorski-j6z]

Makes you wonder. Perfect example is tennis. 1 on 1 and women's game is way more exciting. Dont want to see men hit aces and have the game end right there. We just want to see some great back and forth and actually enjoy watching the game. Team sports come with so much baggage.

[@ewdp8542]

This is the first time a WNBA player has been named by Time as "Athlete of the Year", it's rare for a woman athlete to be named, perhaps the WNBA should embrace that this is the first time but hopefully NOT the last time a WNBA player will be athlete of the year?

[@davidbarberena9799]

You rock

[@timothylopez-p5f]

She is a billionaire because of her husband..No wonder her comments are so off pudding

[@rollerphone]

She didn't work for her dollars. That's for sure.

[@albertjimenez7896]

This is totally hilarious since an elderly woman who sits on a gold toilet with a butler and chauffeur, as well as a maid with a gardener that's probably named Pepe, is attempting to preach to the world about sharing everything. LOL

[@bradcarlon]

Love the cheap dig at Steph.

[@yodapoetrobson480]

I like you take on this and other pieces , its why i have decided to subscribe to your channel. Where I'm from it was for a long time hard for women's sport to be recognized. Especially rugby and rugby sevens. Yet the women here did better in like world cups and such than the men in thoses sports. Then we had the women's world cup held here in New Zealand and Australia. The games were brilliant and it really helped those sports exploded to now being a regular watch. And its great. This has been my first time watching basketball, yes i first watched paige , then watch others and followed Caitlin to the wnba. She introduced me to other players, Natasha Cloud, Satou Sabally, Arike Ogunbowale, among others. It her game that i like. Had she played in the Olympics i think the wnba would have enjoyed an even better reach , like the rugby world cup did here for women's rugby. The article i feel was good because it gave an insight to Caitlin and her thoughts. But this divisive rhetoric by some people is simply jealousy . I will celebrate her achievements and look forward to the new season and learn even more and enjoy the games to come.

[@Biggdoom344]

Only someone who didn’t earn her fortune on her own would complain and hate on a player that was responsible directly for 25 freaking % of the league revenue. No player has had the financial impact on a sport since tiger woods. She mentioned Angel Reese but lady Reese is not even selling out her own gym consistently. Clark sold out the mystics twice in an arena four times the normal one. Yes AR IS part of the growth..no doubt but not 25%. Unfortunately Sheila like many of these black women haters are projecting their own lack of recognition on Clark who had nothing to do with it.

[@SideGig]

It sounds like she has always been mediocre and never the best at anything. In sports, somebody has to win.

[@HAWK11828]

Regardless of her comments about white privilege, Caitlin Clark remains an exceptional basketball player. For her fans, it's important to recognize that she is only 22 years old, and has a good head on her shoulders, but lacks experience in current events such as politics or race. She is still learning so let's give her a break if you are truly a fan of Caitlin Clark! If you're a troll, continue on for those clicks, but do not claim to be a fan of Caitlin Clark. Your behavior is disingenuous and misleading at best. They criticized her based on comments unrelated to her basketball performance but rather on who you greatly admired the people she looks up to. This is why Caitlin should have refrained from discussing anything other than basketball. These so-called fans will turn on you in an instant no matter what you say or do.

[@shiwomino5775]

If Clark giving credit to Maya Moore and acknowledging that she was her idol growing up caused racists to stop supporting Clark, good riddance to those people.

[@troyhall4039]

I’m say these clarkies and the KZbin content creators that’s pro Catilin Clark lost their minds. I wish Catilin would’ve addressed this issues sooner btw I called Angel Reese’s fan Reesers!!

[@Kevbarr-b9m]

Sheila is married to a brother, Bob Johnson, who is the founder of BET tv and former owner of the Charlotte hornets

[@ducnguyen-qv7sw]

Envy Petty Jeolousy

[@MoePeezy]

Yoooooooo Gee you seen the “Tip Drill” video?????

[@diIbert]

Who May?

[@lewisb7800]

How 🤔 is Mrs jhonson bitter she a owner stop the cap ,,,😮😮😮😮🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Biggdoom344]

An April baby..that explains a lot lol…in a good way #Aries

[@twilight14971]

@@Biggdoom344 April 25th Taurus ♉️

[@peggycole5836]

I’m sure a lot of the players receive that kind of threats and things like thatch CC probably get some as well. It just needs to stop. I think all these women need to have someone go through their mail and email before they see it. A lot of it is trolls just getting off on freaking these young women out.

[@marisoltammero3331]

You do know that CC has a personal bodyguard that her parents pay for. Because of threats made against her. She just keeps it to herself.

[@Biggdoom344]

@@marisoltammero3331she actually has an entire security team.

[@Marc_Remillard]

Who ? Sheila......what's her name ? Why does she matter ? Who actually cares ?

[@pablolsanchez4021]

FACTS🫡

[@NycMarty]

caitlin didn't deserve the athlete of the year.. CoCo Gauff should have been on the magazine. There are a lot of women who are more deserving than caitlin. Them type of ppl probably force ppl to put her on the magazine.

[@BigJasonHenderson]

You’re delusional and a hater

[@mheiseus]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-ms6rm1fc9x]

Them type of people??? But your type of people kept bullying CC.. Who is CoCo Gauff??? Never heard of her/him??? CC 100% deserved this award.. go drink your hateraid.

[@marisoltammero3331]

She totally deserved it. All that she accomplished in college and her first season of the WNBA. Plus the record attendance and viewership. She helped to breath new life into the league and is helping to get it ready for the arrival of all that new talent.

[@jimmystewart9550]

She did more for the wnba and the world believe she deserves it and God Almighty gave the blessing to get it

[@verlchill333]

lets get real, the real athlete of the year is OHTANI 100% hands down NOT EVEN DEBATEABLE, i love Caitlin, but c'mon now

[@franks9432]

Who's that?

[@Jordand7]

Love the calendar and you too 💯 💌 I believe all the rookies 🏀 should have been on there but she was right give credit to all of them 🏀

[@tiffyco2378]

I think we may be missing the Forrest for the trees. Lots of what Sheila said was about the media needing to market more black players and she’s right. Without A’ja, Angel, Phee, Sabrina, Dijonai, Arike, Skylar, Stewie, Jewell AND Caitlin the WNBA doesn’t have growth. There are so many talented players it’s not logical to think CC is the only factor. I think it could’ve been cool if the franchise player for each WNBA team was recognized. The US soccer team won Athlete of the Year as a whole the WNBA could’ve too.

[@tammyboon6259]

Really!!! Caitlin Clark can't just be recognized for once without someone, a woman btw, in the WNBA choosing to go out of her way to discredit CC her talent & what's she's done! SMH!

[@thadparker]

@@tammyboon6259 she gets praise all the time and is recognized with awards seems like daily so if someone choosing to give other people credit i think that is just fine

[@analogee6858]

The USWNT won it because they won a World Cup and put US women’s soccer back on top of the world. The media isn’t in the business of “marketing” players (that’s the player’s agent, manager and marketing team). They should be covering them more though. Time ___ of the Year is always about whatever ____ most changed something for their industry. This just happens to be her year. I don’t know why people have to be weird and suggest she should share these kinds of honors. The franchise player of every team didn’t do what Clark did this year. It doesn’t mean they aren’t getting more shine than they have in the past.

[@franks9432]

@tammyboon6259 Is there something preventing other players going out and earning recognition? Are they not crying loudly enough?

[@marisoltammero3331]

Then she should say that instead of downplaying CC’s accomplishments. She feels so sad for the minority players, but yet doesn’t think twice about embarrassing a young woman on a public forum. I don’t understand why people think that CC doesn’t feel and is not deserving of respect.

[@12current]

Ticket Sales and viewership don't make you a great athlete. 2024 included the Summer Olympics...A ja won a 3rd MVP and became the 1st player to score 1000 pts in a single season...etc-etc-etc...... Even Caitlin had to admit that skin tone privilege was a factor. She is tired of being used as an anti-Black proxy by people pretending to be fans. CC is part of the most talented women's basketball league in the world, and she loves it... She is working hard to be a champion on the court... That's why I am her fan.

[@franks9432]

Baloney. Clark was never, ever being used as "an anti-black proxy". Don't make stuff up.

[@marisoltammero3331]

Anyone can have privilege. That’s not exclusive to color. Her privilege or advantages are the fact that’s she came from a good home. One that had two parents, faith and affluence. That helped her to afford tools that helped her to become the athlete that she is today. Coaches, training facilities etc…. But privilege doesn’t give you talent, that is purely her own and her accomplishments are her own. Another example of real privilege is Brony James and he’s black. His dad’s fame and connections got him a spot of the Lakers that he really wasn’t ready for.

[@BigJasonHenderson]

Bullshit. You’re a liar. CC has twice said she earned everything. You conveniently left out the college season and the fact that CC did 1000x more attendance, views, and revenue than Aja.

[@Biggdoom344]

@@franks9432yes. Definitely by MAGA..that’s why they are in meltdown mode. 😅

[@Biggdoom344]

@@marisoltammero3331I played D1 college ball and can write a book on athlete privilege. These is a lot of privilege out there.